Shepherds in the Church
Most church problems would be solved if elders would do their job. I am convinced that the preachers are running the church and the elders are doing the work of deacons and the deacons are doing very little and maybe nothing. There are exceptions to what I have...
Getting Even with Life
Life is not fair. Bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. Everyone gets frustrated at times and cries out, “I don’t deserve this!” The pain can seem unbearable. The anger can be overwhelming. Our sense of justice urges us to set things...
Salvation
“Salvation is by grace through faith and therefore cannot include water baptism. If it did include water baptism, then it would be by works.” Anyone who has read their Bible knows that salvation is by grace through faith. I have believed and taught this ever since I...
The Collection—What?
I grew up in a Southern Baptist church. We went to Sunday school and attended worship regularly. I have clear childhood memories of those services. The people were kind and my Bible class teachers were morally upright. Though I can’t recall a lot of what the preachers...